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"For patterns, burdastyle, built by wendy, and fitz patterns are great.
For fabric, purl soho, superbuzzy, contemporary cloth, crybaby's boutique all offer a pretty good selection of unique fabrics. If you're interested in more high-end designer..." [
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"I feel like half my answers here link to designsponge, but they have a pretty great shower curtain roundup." [
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"These blogs often feature inspiring photos and eye candy, along with DIY projects:
design*sponge
sfgirlbybay
decor8
freshhome
anh minh
desire to inspire
ikeahacker
books:
handmade modern
abode a la mode
$500 Room Makeovers
The New..." [
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2 months ago
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best unknown places to eat in SF
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2 months ago
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"I've seen some better deals on vayama. You might also want to check kayak which searches all the major travel sites. You can sign up for an alert where they will send you a daily/weekly/whatever email showing the best deals they have found for your..." [
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4 months ago
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"I have a row of the large kassett boxes on my expedit shelf. They fit perfectly inside, there are a few color options, and they look much nicer than the plastic bins...." [
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5 months ago
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"I'm not sure if you'd be interested, but I lived in France for awhile on an au pair visa... it's a crappy salary, but it will allow you to legally live and work there for a while, and do your own stuff on the side (typically, au pairs works less than..." [
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5 months ago
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"You can get room and board in Thailand though Volunthai for $150/1 month or $250/2 months.
ACDI/VOCA looks like it pays for all related expenses for their volunteer programs, but it's usually short durations.
Volunteers for Peace has programs..." [
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5 months ago
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"You can get a job as an au pair! Take care of kids, get room and board, and a smallish salary... find a family that will pay for your airfare, and you won't need any money at all! When I was an au pair, i found my family through greataupair.com, and..." [
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6 months ago
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"Artichoke Cheesy Casserole
2 package frozen artichoke hearts
4 oz cream cheese
1/3 c softened butter
1/8 c chopped chives
1/4 tsp salt and pepper
1/2 c heavy cream
1/4 c Parmesan cheese
Cook artichoke hearts until barely tender in a..." [
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6 months ago
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"I've used propay to process credit card transactions. There's a $30 set up fee and you'll need a manual imprinter, but then you can process the cards online or over the phone. You should be able to get it set up by tomorrow if you have all the..." [
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6 months ago
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"the carrotbox is a great blog for unusual rings, but they aren't always functional, of course. redstart design has a level ring and a 'subtle safety' ring, and a different compass ring. here is a salt/pepper shaker ring. More hardware-esque jewelry..." [
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7 months ago
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"A delicious recipe I learned from some old french grandmother:
Combine ground beef, bread crumbs, and a egg. Peel and cut some large-ish zucchinis into 1"-2" sections and hollow out the middle. Stuffed the insides with the meat..." [
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8 months ago
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"The Pirate Store at 826 Valencia is always worth a visit." [
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9 months ago
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"Apartment Therapy is awesome. Some other good home deisgn blogs:
sfgilbybay
decor8
designsponge
House & Garden blogs
modern cottage
uncrate
Flickr is great for inspiration. Check out Domino, fresh new spaces, or corners of my home...." [
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9 months ago
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"how fun! loiseau's projector idea is how I plan on painting my living room if I ever get around to it.
designsponge used a wall from an Anthropologie catalog as inspiration for her bathroom walls. If there's a pattern you love, you could do a..." [
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10 months ago
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"If there's a Cost Plus World Market near you, they usually have an awesome, random assortment of mini foods and sauces and snacks and such." [
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10 months ago
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"I think it depends on how close she was to him. My grandma died when I was four and my mother didn't take me to the funeral for, I'm assuming, the same reasons. Although I'm not sure how me-as-a-kid would have handled the funeral, I know that..." [
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10 months ago
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"If it really is squeeeee!-cute, you can try submitting it to delight, cuteable, awesome, tickle fancy, outblush, modish, or one of the other many popular, girl-/cute-/indie-focused shopping blogs...." [
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11 months ago
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"If you are into DIY at all, Handmade Modern by Todd Oldham has some awesome mid-century modern project ideas too." [
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11 months ago
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"I would have her file the fraud claim.
It's not possible for the landlord to file a claim with her bank. Her bank has nothing to do with this, and could do nothing to help...." [
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Last year
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"I work for a bank, and the proper procedure for this, is for you to file a forged endorement fraud claim with your bank. Generally, you'll have to sign an affidavit and have the payee (your landlord) also sign it to say neither of you received..." [
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"I work in the fraud dept at a large bank. This is a ridiculously common scam. Please do not take the check into your bank, not even to see if they will verify/void it for you. I've seen so many situations where some clueless teller will tell the..." [
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"Check out photojojo for ideas. I like the photocube and tin can frame ideas." [
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"West Elm has an outdoor lounger but it doesn't fold up just like a futon." [
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"Ecovolunteer nature travel and Road Scholar seem to have interesting, educational travel programs that might be perfect for you." [
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